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DESCRIPTION:MONDAY MONDAY\nAt Monday's hearing, City attorney George Kovacevitch played 
 some clips of me giving public comment on a variety of issues and recalled 
 former Santa Cruz mayors Fitzmaurice and Krohn to the stand.  \n\nI found 
 Kovacevitch's selection of video clips strange, because I think they 
 portrayed me as reasonable, on-topic, strong, and informative.  \n\nBoth 
 sides questioned me about my damages and how their behavior in these two 
 incidents had made it more difficult and stressful for me to attend Council 
 meetings.\n\nNeither Krohn nor Fitzmaurice provided any independent 
 witnesses who claimed I had "disrupted" the meeting.  The witnesses we 
 called, however, suggested it was they who had disrupted their own meeting 
 and then blamed it on me.\n\nI testified to specific behaviors the two 
 mayors (and other Councils) used to shut down my public comment, discourage 
 others from speaking, and create a repressive atmosphere at City Council. 
 \n\nA threatened reading of a lengthy deposition by former Mayor Kennedy 
 (who has since died) did not happen--perhaps because he realized the 
 transcript would reveal further arbitrary and abusive behavior.\n\nFormer 
 mayor Krohn when confronted with evidence of a specially created procedure 
 requiring me to speak on numerous items in a block with time cut back 
 acknowledged he couldn't remember this procedure being required for anyone 
 else.\n\nSome background on this case and links can be found at 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/03/18725012.php ('Final Evidence 
 and Final Arguments in Mayors' Trial").\n\nThe audience included Sentinel 
 reporter J.M. Brown  whose account was less sympathetic than in days past 
 (See 
 http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_21935360/testimony-wraps-up-santa-cruz-nazi-salute-case).\n\nCOMING 
 UP TODAY\nDue to delays in finishing the jury instructions, closing 
 arguments will begin today at 8:30 AM.\n\nMy attorneys, some supporters, 
 and I are all more hopeful of a positive verdict, given the weakness of the 
 defense as well as the helpful prospects for jury instructions.  These will 
 be finalized tomorrow before closing arguments.\n\nAttorney David Beauvais 
 will speak for me, followed by the City Attorney, followed again by 
 Beauvais giving a rebuttal.  Then the case will go to the jury.\n\nFURTHER 
 BACKGROUND\nSome background on the case can be found at 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/31/18724886.php ("Two Mayors to be 
 Cross-Examined in Federal Court Today")\n\nEarlier history of the case can 
 be found in my comments following the Sentinel story "Santa Cruz to appeal 
 Nazi salute case to Supreme Court..." at 
 http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_18006114 .\n\nCLOSER TO HOME\nLinda 
 Lemaster's attorney Jonathan Gettleman began jury selection in D.A. Bob 
 Lee's  "don't embarrass us with protest at the courthouse" trial.  I gave 
 some background and links at 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/03/18725012.php.\n\nThe Sentinel's 
 barebones coverage of her case can be found at 
 www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_21935501/trial-starting-santa-cruz-woman-charged-2010-peace. 
  \n\nGood luck, Linda! \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/05/18725161.php
SUMMARY:Closing Arguments, Jury Instructions, and Jury Deliberation in Mayors' Trial Begins Today
LOCATION:Federal Court in San Jose (280 S. 1st St.), Courtroom #6 (Ronald Whyte) 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/05/18725161.php
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